Google sued for negligence after man died following map directions

Re:Google sued for negligence after man died following map d... by devmor on Thursday September 21, 2023 @11:03AM (#37598708)

I think this is far more on the shoulders of the local DOT for not having barricaded the roadway to begin with.

However, anecdotally I once had Google direct me to take a right turn onto "Old Military Canal Road" off the side of an unlit, narrow, low bridge with no guardrails in the middle of the night. If I had not been extremely observant, I would have driven my car about 5 feet down into "Old Military Canal" and totaled it, possibly injuring and/or killing myself.

I understand that there are terms & conditions that supposedly indemnify Google from these sort of mistakes, but I wonder if there is perhaps at least a moral duty for google to add some kind of UX alert when a user is being instructed to take routes that users do not normally take.

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Re:Google sued for negligence after man died following map d... by kayodelycaon on Thursday September 21, 2023 @11:39AM (#37599295)

There's a ford in one of the public parks I grew up near. When the river is low, it's a slightly damp concrete pad. When it's not, there can be several inches of fast flowing water. The warning signs aren't ideal because it's connected to a large parking lot.

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